Soldiers are not heroes. They are tools of war.

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Originally Posted by Owl Scowl

They're both.

You say right before being critical of absolutism.

Humans puzzle me by the majority of them possessing this learning disability that forces them to believe everything in life is an absolute. Soldiers either have to be heroes or tools of war. This politician has to be a genius or idiot. That movie has to be epic or the worst piece of shit ever. Owl Scowl is the greatest poster in this forum's history or is just a horrible and awful human being who should have never been born.

I know this will shock many to their foundations but there is such a thing as "both" or "somewhere in the middle." You'll find in life the truth usually lies closer to the middle as opposed to the extremes. People normally use extremes in their personal opinions and analogies because it's more sensational.

The crux of heroism is individual sacrifice to the greater good. That being said I disagree that soldiers are by default both hero and tool of war.

Beyond that your criticism of sensationalism is noted and dismissed. While there is truth to it, it isn't really a factor here.